Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 289 | 336 | 346 | 285 | 281 | 253 | 222 | 152 | 130 | 123 | 117 | 98 | 94 | 75 | 91 | 131 | 147 | 156 | 292 | 221 | 237 | 215 | 200 | 200 | 160 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.82m | 12:49PM1.90m | 1:17AM1.83m | 1:42PM1.88m | 2:09AM1.85m | 2:31PM1.85m | 2:58AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.16m | 7:02PM0.16m | 7:24AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.16m | 8:17AM0.20m | 8:42PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 289 | 336 | 346 | 285 | 281 | 253 | 222 | 85 | 106 | 88 | 62 | 98 | 94 | 75 | 91 | 131 | 147 | 39 | 215 | 24 | 23 | 215 | 200 | 200 | 160 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 3 | S 8 |
| kJ | 236 | 51 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 152 | 130 | 123 | 117 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | E 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 156 | 292 | 221 | 237 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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